At any rate, I can't wait any longer!
It's been 3 years since I got married, and I still haven't been to Paris yet!
What kind of silly joke is this?
However, Your Highness...
Paris has not been perfectly safe recently.
It's not yet a good time to visit.
It's been postponed for half a year, then to a year...
Always with some excuse like that!
The citizens of Paris must also be waiting impatiently for our visit!
At any rate, we have to call for a meeting and ask the opinions of the royal family.
Indeed. What if something happens to Your Highness?
That would be dreadful!
All right. That's enough!
It's useless to talk to you anymore...
So I'll ask His Majesty directly myself!
Justice of the Peace, there's no need to worry about their safety in Paris.
Why do you say that?
There's a Royal Cavalry to protect the Crown Couple.
The Royal Guard, with Oscar François de Jarjeyes as its Commander.
Exactly. I agree with what Duke Orléans says.
That's right.
Isn't that right, Commander Oscar?
Indeed. Since it's my sworn duty...
I'll protect the Crown Couple with my life!
The Rose of Versailles
Kusamurani namo shirezu
The flowers blooming in the wilderness
Saiteiru hana naraba
they are without names
Tada kaze wo ukenagara
A gentle breeze
Soyoide ireba iikeredo
makes them sway
Watashi wa bara no sadame ni umareta
My destiny is of a rose
Hanayakani hageshiku ikiro to umareta
Born to live in glory and passion
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Episode 6
"A Silk Dress and a Rough Dress"
Oscar!
It's been decided!
His Majesty has given me permission, Oscar!
I can finally go to Paris!
I can't wait until next week!
Tell me, Oscar...
Is it true that the promenade of Champs-Elysées is made of marble?
Are there really ghosts in the tower of Notre Dame?
Crown Princess, the visit to Paris is no game.
Of course, I know that, Oscar.
But I can't control the excitement in my heart!
Your Highness, this is a ceremony for the man who will soon become King and his wife...
to greet the citizens of Paris in a friendly manner.
Yes, don't worry.
I'll do fine!
But my heart is beating fast already!
Paris, the City of the Glamorous Flowers!
Say, Oscar, what dress should I wear?
Yes! The crown? Ribbons? Earrings?
It's like a dream!
My longing, my Paris!
My Paris!
MY PARIS!
It's hard to believe you're the same age.
As whom?
You and the Crown Princess.
She doesn't look like a 17 year-old.
She's like a child.
Are you flattering me?
Of course not! Who would flatter you?
But I like Lady Antoinette's child-like heart.
Although she has noble dignity...
she's attracted to things that are powerful and beautiful, and acts faithfully to her passion
She has a likable temperament...
I see.
People are attracted to what they don't have.
That might be true.
She has some shortcomings, too.
But anyone would come to like her personality by being at her side.
Don't you feel the same, way, too?
Yeah.
But I don't know about everyone liking her, though...
She's pretty elated, that Austrian brat!
If she becomes popular with the people...
that means that the popularity of the Crown Prince will eventually increase, too!
That dumb locksmith!
Anyway, it's a bit inconvenient for us who think that you should be the next King.
Did you come up with some plans for me?
There's a man who has a grudge against the Royal Guard
and he will attempt something interesting during the Paris visit.
If the reputation of the Crown Couple and that impertinent Oscar come back down to earth...
Killing two birds with one stone.
The Royal Guards are great!
Really fascinating!
But what are they here for?
Lady Antoinette is coming to Paris!
They're probably taking a look beforehand.
Lady Antoinette?!
Wow, I'll go see her!
That's the Guillip, I suppose.
There's no need to take a look at the slum area...
since it has nothing to do with the parade route.
20 km away, in Versailles...
the nobles are living in opulence.
People in the Flower City of Paris were suffering from the succession of misgovernment.
Especially in slums like the Temple and Gravillier areas...
people withoutjobs were living in poverty.
A thief! It's a thief!
Somebody grab him!
Hold it!
The Princess is coming...
In a golden carriage.
The Princess is coming...
In a golden carriage.
The Princess is coming...
In a golden carriage.
SHUT UP!
Go away!!
Hey, it's mean Jeanne!
Potato soup again?!
Don't play around.
Deliver the laundry to Mme Malcom's store.
I don't want to.
You're such a...
Why can't you be a little more like Rosalie?
Unfortunately, I'm not as tame as Rosalie is.
Hey, Mom...
Is it true that our father was the last noble of the Valois family?
Heavens, that story again?
Because the Valois family is of the lineage of the Valois Dynasty...
which ruled before the current Bourbon Dynasty came in!
And aren't Rosalie and I the last survivors?
I was a maid to Valois family at the time it fell.
The master loved me.
Then, Rosalie and I were born.
Right.
But after Rosalie was born, the master died.
And that was the end of the poor Valois family.
In the right time, we'd be living in the Versailles Palace.
Right, Rosalie?
Versailles? No way.
Jeanne, it'sjust like a dream.
A dream?
No, it's not a dream!
Not a dream!
Ah! It's living right now that's a dream!
It's a nightmare, a nightmare!
Washed-out, faded dresses!
Muddy dresses!
Living in this wretched pig-sty house in this dump-heap of a city...
eating ground chaff bread and potato soup everyday!
Mom!
You say such things...
while you never work, but only stare into mirrors everyday?!
You're already 17!
You can work as a seamstress or a maid or something!
If I were healthier, I'd work more and more...
and buy nice dresses for you two!
And feed you better food!
Mom...
You don't understand my sorrow at all!
I've had enough of your tale of misery!
Jeanne!
I'll climb my way here with my own hands!
I'll get a chance, and wear a silk dress with laces for sure!
Jeanne!
Rosalie.
Leave her alone.
She'll come back when she gets hungry.
Are you OK, Mom?
Thank you. You're a kind child, Rosalie.
Rosalie, I'm so glad that you're with me.
Of course, I'm with you.
I'm your daughter.
That's right.
You're my daughter, my precious dearest daughter.
That's?!
Isn't that Duke deGuemener?
He seems to be incognito.
That...
the other man is...
Do you know him?
He was a member of the Royal Guard until a year ago.
His name is Charles Colder.
He's frighteningly good at sword fights, and he's clever...
but he corrupted himself with gambling and was dismissed from the Guard.
But why is Charles with deGuemener then?
Merciful Sir!
Please have mercy on me. I'm of the Valois family lineage!
Get back, beggar!
Go!
You stingy, stupid, old man!
Ouch...
Damn it!
We're just as human as the rich aristocrats!
I won't be beaten by the bad luck of when I was born!
It's really fortunate that a war didn't break out...
just because the Crown Prince came to marry from Austria.
Yeah, from now on, taxes will be lower and it'll be easier to live.
We all have to welcome her.
A servant came back from Paris a while ago...
but the whole city is unimaginably packed with people.
Make sure you stay alert.
Yes sir.
Look ahead in the parade route...
and always pay attention to the horses.
As the people grow more excited, they might get frightened.
I understand.
Do you think I'm getting old, André?
Why do you ask, all the sudden?
I have some bad feelings about this.
I hope she completes her duty without any trouble.
Proceed!
Commander, do you remember that man, Charles, who you saw before?
The man who was with deGuemener?
That's right.
I've looked into him further...
and found out that he frequently goes to a gun-powder factory.
Gun-powder factory?!
It's perfect.
Loud noises and firings will occur one after another.
Any horse would go wild.
Location?
Leave everything to me.
On that day...
The sky over Paris was clear, without a single cloud.
The 18-year old Crown Prince and the 17-year old Crown Princess...
officially visited the Capital City, Paris, for the first time.
Take a look!
The Crown Princess seems as if she's come out from a picture!
If someone like her becomes the Queen...
a happier age with an easier life will probably follow!
Of course! It can't help but happen.
Crown Prince, everybody is welcoming us here!
Yeah
This many people for us!
Stop! Where are you going?
I have something to report to the Royal Guard Commander immediately!
Please let me go!
Don't be reckless!
The Commander is beside the Crown Prince's carriage.
Firecrackers might be thrown into the carriage!
What?!
Oscar.
André! Why are you here?
Come closer.
WHAT?!
GerodŠre, take charge here!
Commander!
André, look to your left!
Halt!!
Talk!
Were you asked by Duke deGuemener?
You were once a Royal Guardsman.
What a shame to rebel against the Crown Prince!
Shame on you!
He had poison ready!
How wonderful, Oscar!
All these people adore me!
I'm so happy!
If Antoinette never forgot the passion and love on this day...
perhaps she would not have become a tragic Queen.
To hell with the Crown Prince!
To hell with the Queen!
A pretty nice coach.
Should I try a bit?
Please wait!
You idiot, don't run out all of a sudden!
What is it?!
Madame! Kind madame!
Please have mercy on an orphan of the Valois family lineage!
Valois family?!
Yes.
I've heard rumors that there's a child from the Valois family...
Yes
My father's name is Baron St. Remy.
St. Remy?
I know that St. Remy very well.
My father and mother died.
I'm left alone like this with no fortune or relatives I can depend on.
Poor thing, a descendant of the Valois family is in such misery.
Come, get in.
I'm Marquis Boulenvilier.
You can tell me all about it at my house.
Madame...
This is my chance! My dream will come true!
I can live like I deserve! I'll do anything for that.
ANYTHI NG!
Sorry.
The price has gone up to 15 centimes today.
Meat and vegetables keep getting more expensive...
We can't go on with the prices as they were before.
If I buy bread, I won't be able to buy butter or Mom's medicine.
I'm afraid!
How are we going to make a living from now on?
Jeanne, please come back!
Help me!
Are you injured, miss?
No, I'm OK.
It was my fault for walking absentmindedly.
Then, excuse us.
Compared to the main streets, life in this area is terrible, isn't it?
Yes.
A war was avoided by the marriage with the Hapsburg family.
But the King seems unaware that there are a lot of people who are almost starving.
What will become of France?
A Swedish noble, Fersen...
who studied weaponry in Germany, medicine in Italy, and philosophy in Switzerland...
as now come to France, in order to give a finishing touch to noble society.
Antoinette, Oscar, and Fersen's destined encounter was near.
Ai ga kurushimi nara
lf to love is to suffer
Ikurademo kurushi mou
I will take any suffering
Sore ga kimino kokoro ni
Until my love reaches
Itsuka todoku made
To your heart someday
Kimi wa hikari, Boku wa kage
You are the light while I am the shadow
Hanre rarenai futari no kizuna
We share a bond that can never be broken
Kurushimeba kurushimu hodo
The more pain I suffer
Ai wa, ai wafukamaru
the deeper is my love
Not reciprocated is the love I have for you
my eyes, they can no longer see you
Ah, Oscar?
Oscar!
At that moment, all the sounds vanished from Antoinette's ears.
While incognito at a masquerade ball...
she meets a young aristocrat.
Worrying about the Princess who is faithful to her emotions...
Something that Oscar feared most began to happen then.
Next episode on The Rose of Versailles:
"Who Wrote the Love Letter?"
Next: Episode 7: Who Wrote the Love Letter?
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